Study: Diners blame staffing shortages, environment for increased wait times, order inaccuracies

June 13, 2023

Restaurant diners are blaming a diminishing customer experience on labor shortages which, in turn, lead to increased wait times, order inaccuracies and…

SpotOn debuts wait time feature to jump-start order process

June 13, 2023

SpotOn, a software and payments provider, is debuting a "Seat & Send" feature that jump-starts the ordering process for customers who are waiting to be…

Pizza Nova raises $61K for Villa Charities

June 12, 2023

Toronto-based Pizza Nova has donated $61,500 to Villa Charities, an organization that works to enrich lives through services that honor Italian culture and…

Donatos celebrates 60 years, debuts proprietary tech

June 9, 2023

Donatos recently held a ceremony and ribbon cutting at its first restaurant on Thurman Avenue in Columbus, Ohio to celebrate the brand's 60th anniversary. The…

Boston Pizza to open restaurant, sports bar in Wyoming hotel

June 8, 2023

BP Restaurant & Sports Bar will open a location in Casper, Wyoming, in early 2024. The restaurant will be a part of the Best Western Downtown Casper hotel…

Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream sees increase in sales through Goldbelly partnership

June 8, 2023

Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream is seeing an increase in pizza sales since the brand partnered with online marketplace Goldbelly, according to a press…

Marco's Pizza opens 12th Virginia store, launches fundraising

June 7, 2023

Marco's Pizza has opened a location in Bon Air, a suburb of Richmond, Virginia, and is giving back to the community. One dollar for every pizza sold through…

Mountain Mike's Pizza opens 6th Utah location

June 6, 2023

Mountain Mike's Pizza has opened its latest restaurant in Hurricane, Utah, marking the brand's sixth unit in the state, according to a press release.

Papa John's International acquires 91 UK stores

June 5, 2023

Papa John's International Inc. has acquired restaurants previously operated by the M25 division of Drake Food Service International in the United Kingdom.

Domino's offers 50% off menu prices

June 5, 2023

Domino's is offering 50% off all menu-priced pizzas ordered online today through June 11, according to a press release.

Webinar: How to level up your people strategy in 2023

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

June 2, 2023

Restaurants are still touting hiring and retention as their biggest headaches. In a free webinar titled "Three Steps to Level Up Your People Strategy…

Gordon Food Service expands to Texas

June 2, 2023

Gordon Food Service, a privately held foodservice distributor with operations in the U.S. and Canada, will open six stores in the greater Houston area to serve…

California Pizza Kitchen seeks new, returning diners with giveaways

June 1, 2023

California Pizza Kitchen is looking to get first-time customers and those who haven't been to the restaurants in a year back into restaurants. During June, the…

Lunch customers spending surpasses pre-pandemic levels

May 31, 2023

Lunch is back in a big way, according to Toast's Restaurant Trends Report, which includes Q1 2023 data from selected cohorts of restaurants on its platform…

Martorano’s Sicilian Slice opens at Rivers Casino Philadelphia

May 31, 2023

Martorano's Sicilian Slice has opened at Rivers Casino Philadelphia. It's owned by Philly native Steve Martorano and his wife, Marsha Daley-Martorano…

Webinar to teach viewers how to use consumer data for site selection

May 30, 2023

When opening a new QSR restaurant, there are a lot of factors that go into it. There's investment, staffing and equipment, just to name a few.

Buddy's Pizza to open 23rd location

May 30, 2023

Michigan mainstay Buddy's Pizza is planning to open its 23rd location, a carryout store in Canton. The brand has 16 full-service restaurants and six carryout…

Pizza Inn sells commemorative glasses for Wounded Warrior Project

May 30, 2023

Pizza Inn has announced a partnership with Wounded Warrior Project to raise funding and awareness for programs to help the country's injured veterans achieve…

Peter Piper Pizza donates $100K to YMCA of El Paso

May 25, 2023

The El Paso Peter Piper Pizza has donated $100,000 to The YMCA of El Paso Youth Sports, according to an El Paso Matters report.

Restaurant foot traffic on the rise

May 25, 2023

Foot traffic has increased when it comes to restaurants as consumers are prioritizing dining when it comes to discretionary spending.